sorry to say, but your short answer is wrong. > > class AppModel < ActiveRecord::Base > > end
> > Table 'blog_development.app_models' doesn't exist > > My question is, how do I tell Rails not to look for a table named > > "app_models" AND am I even taking the right approach here? Is there a > > better way to do this? > Short answer: Use set_table_name > <http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html#method-c-se...> in > Post. the right (short) answer is: class AppModel < ActiveRecord::Base # define as abstract. self.abstract_class = true end > > I would like to create a base model from which all other models will > > inherit from. with that approach this is exactly what your getting. however, you don't tell much about your goals. so it's hard to tell, whether this is the right thing to do. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.